Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

75-63, 36-34 Away

Final

66-73, 34-39 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	0-4	1	0	0	.294
Y. AlvarezDH	1-4	0	0	0	.313
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Alvarez safe at first on fielding error by second baseman India. 3rd: Alvarez intentionally walked. 5th: Alvarez struck out looking. 7th: Alvarez hit a ground rule double, Altuve to third. 9th: Alvarez lined out to center.
Y. DiazC	2-3	0	0	3	.300
J. PenaSS	0-4	0	0	0	.270
J. Singleton1B	0-3	0	0	0	.231
B. GamelLF	0-3	0	0	0	.308
M. Dubon3B	0-2	0	0	0	.257
V. CaratiniPH	1-1	0	0	0	.277
S. WhitcombPR-3B	0-1	0	0	0	.250
J. HeywardRF	1-3	1	0	0	.222
C. McCormickCF	1-4	1	0	0	.193

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Verlander	4.2	8	5	4	3	107-58	4.52
K. Ort	0.1	1	0	0	0	8-4	1.15
C. Ferguson	2.0	3	0	1	4	34-24	4.44
F. Whitley	1.0	1	0	1	3	28-18	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

CIN

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Total Bases

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Great American Ball Park

4:10 AM, 3 September 2024

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 24,606

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Second Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Third Base Umpire - Brennan Miller

Santiago Espinal's bloop single drives in 2 runs as the Reds hold off the Astros for a 5-3 win

— Santiago Espinal's well-placed bloop single drove in two runs in the fifth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday.

Sep 3, 2025, 08:36 am - AP


HOU
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	0
2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	-	5	13	1

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CIN
1st	Friedl hit sacrifice fly to right, India scored.	0	1
1st	France singled to center, De La Cruz scored, Stephenson to second.	0	2
3rd	Diaz singled to right, Heyward scored and McCormick scored, Alvarez to second.	2	2
5th	Espinal singled to right, France scored and Fraley scored.	2	4
5th	Rosario singled to center, Espinal scored.	2	5
7th	Diaz hit sacrifice fly to center, Altuve scored, Alvarez to third.	3	5

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
3
Reds
5

Game 1

3/9

Astros
5
Reds
12

Game 2

5/9

Astros
0
Reds
1

Game 3

6/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	55	53	.509	-	L1
Houston	55	55	.500	1	W3
Seattle	53	56	.486	2.5	L1
Athletics	45	63	.417	10	L1
Los Angeles	42	67	.385	13.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	67	41	.620	-	L1
Chicago	61	47	.565	6	L1
Pittsburgh	55	54	.505	12.5	L2
St. Louis	54	54	.500	13	W1
Cincinnati	50	57	.467	16.5	L1

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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

Santiago Espinal's bloop single drives in 2 runs as the Reds hold off the Astros for a 5-3 win

C. Spiers5-5

J. Verlander3-5

J. Wilson2

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